Laurel Municipal
6S8 · Laurel, Montana · Yellowstone County · map
Laurel Municipal is a public-use airport owned by Airport Authority, 2 miles north of Laurel, Montana, 3,543 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 5,199 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 101 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 45,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Laurel Municipal?
Its FAA code is 6S8.
Where is Laurel Municipal?
It is 2 miles north of Laurel, Montana, 3,543 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Laurel Municipal?
The longest of its 3 runways, 04/22, is 5,199 feet long.
Does Laurel Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Laurel Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Laurel Municipal?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Rocky Mountain College and Big Sky Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Laurel Municipal?
3 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Laurel Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 6S8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 3,543 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, intermittant
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1954
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,199 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 3,002 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 1,100 × 60 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 04: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | · Automated UNICOM |
| Approach and departure | 119.2 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.5 | |
| 6S8 AWOS-3 | 135.05 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 406-628-9867.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Billings Logan International (11 nm northeast), Roundup Airport (47 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Montana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate PAPI runway 04 and 22 and 14 and 32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 and 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Automated UNICOM
- 09/27 marker cones full runway length.
- Numerous deer and antelope on and in the vicinity of of runway.
- Runway 09/27 not maintained durg winter.
- Intmt snow REMOVAL- be alert during winter months.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 90 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
| helicopters | 3 |
| other | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 45,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 35,000 |
| general aviation, local | 10,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Laurel from the FAA register
34 aircraft are registered to owners in Laurel, Montana: 25 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 3 helicopters, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Montana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Rocky Mountain College 10 aircraft · Billings, 13 miles away
- Big Sky Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Billings, 13 miles away
- Yellowstone Flying Club 1 aircraft · Billings, 13 miles away Yellowstone Flying Club is a Montana non-profit flying club based at Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL) in Billings, Montana.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Christopher Lee Farmer private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Laurel, MT (0 nm) · (970) 776-6322 · [email protected]
- Kent William Potter private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Laurel, MT (0 nm) · (406) 698-4772 · [email protected]
- Alejandro Anduze private pilot (proficiency) · Billings Flying Service, Inc. · Billings, MT (11 nm) · (561) 667-8192 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 21 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Laurel 34 aircraft · 25 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 3 helicopters
- Top Hand INC 12 aircraft in town
- Rocky Mountain College 10 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Big Sky Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Yellowstone Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 21 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Montana 127 landing places
- Montana 6,045 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/6S8.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.